It's a very important thing to go naked. Something many of use refrain from doing. Why is that? My best guess is probably that with the way our society is we have learned to feel ugly and hate our bodies, therefore we want to cover them up and hide them. Especially once you become a mother, you might feel unhappy with your body and choose to hide rather than show it off. But this blog is more about letting the baby go naked than the parents.
I'm certainly one of those anal parents that would rather not let my children do something then to deal with the mess of letting them do it. But I fight that so they can learn and experience. One thing that falls into that category? Nakedness. The trouble with letting little kids go naked is that they aren't potty trained so you end up with mess all over the floor. I have never minded changing diapers, but it's a bit more difficult when it's all over the floor. And far worse once they get hold of it too.
Going naked gives your child a free feeling. They were born naked, they know that. When they are naked they are usually happy to be so and they run free laughing and having a great time. It's a beautiful thing to watch actually because they haven't yet been taught to hate their bodies. It's a really wonderful lesson to adults too if they pay attention to it. Airing out the booty from the diaper is also a wonderful way o keep skin fresh and prevent or cure diaper rash.
Now one downfall, the mess. Yes, if your child isn't potty trained they will surely go on the floor. I catch myself not taking of my sons diaper sometimes to prevent messes but I haven't been as bad as I thought I would be. We came up with a great routine that after dinner since his clothes are usually messy we strip him completely and let him run naked until bath time. If it's longer than 20 minutes he will most likely stop to pee. We do have carpeting but I'm always right there to catch him and I soak it up with a towel right away. Febreeze and/or Resolve cleans up any mess nice and quick on a carpet. We have had this routine petty much since he started eating. First he crawled around naked, then he cruised around naked now he runs around naked. Each and every time he has been so thrilled to remove all his clothes. We are lucky however that he still hasn't learned how to remove his clothes on his own.
In the whole 18 months that we have had the joys of letting our little man go naked, we have only had less than 5 times when he pooped on the floor. We were also very lucky that the stools were firm each time,or at least firm enough. The worst part of it all is when the baby gets a hold of his own poop and does something like start to paint with it. The wonderful news is that there is a cure for that! Pay attention to your child. It's going to be 20 minutes, or more if you wish, so just walk away from the computer, set down the phone and turn off the TV. Watch your child rejoice in his nakedness and be right there ready to clean up any mess that magically appears from your child's behind. And yes, I learned this the hard way.
Now on another important note, your child runs around free and happy when he is naked, wouldn't it be nice to keep it that way? At least the happy with the naked part? As with most things your child is going to mimic what you do. If you walk around criticizing your body or anyone else's for that matter, sure enough your child will pick up that same behavior. If you refuse to be seen naked, they too may become shy. I was actually quite surprised that from very early my husband was alright being naked in front of our son. To be honest I didn't think he would be, but I am very thankful he is. He teaches our son that he is OK in his own skin and hopefully he will be too. I can say I am not always happy in my skin, but my husband boosts my self esteem and gets me to go naked more.
Of course there are certain boundaries, and you need to teach your children that nakedness is only OK to do when you are at home, but they will learn that especially since they never see you go naked outside of the home. Teach them to value their body and allow them that fun time to live and explore in all their skin as nature intended them to do.
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